Jordan blasts Michael Cohen over pardon revelations, urges Dem chairman to back DOJ review of testimony | 07 March 2019 | Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, blasted Michael Cohen as an "admitted liar" on Thursday over new revelations that raised questions about the veracity of last week's testimony to Congress -- and challenged committee Chairman Elijah Cummings to back calls for a Justice Department review of the former Trump attorney's statements. Jordan, R-Ohio, who last week sent a referral to Attorney General William Barr seeking a probe of Cohen's testimony, urged Cummings, D-Md., to support the efforts after Cohen's lawyer admitted he once "directed his attorney" to ask about a possible presidential pardon last year -- despite testifying he never sought a pardon.